Brooks Collegiate Academy Brings Innovative SLAM Program to San Antonio

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Good news, San Antonio parents (and kids): your educational options are getting a major upgrade for the 2017-2018 school year, thanks to Brooks Collegiate Academy. Opening in August, the new K-12 charter school from the Brooks Academy network offers students competitive advantages in the form of a focus on health and wellness, SLAM sports-centered programming, and student-first education. With premiere facilities, innovative curriculum, and no tuition, Brooks Collegiate Academy offers every San Antonio family the opportunity to set their children up for a lifetime of success.

Parents, we know you want nothing but the best for your kids—keep reading to find out why that just might be Brooks Collegiate Academy.

Philosophy

In its 10 years serving the area, Brooks Academy has established itself as the premier network of charter schools in San Antonio—and though each school has its own focus, the campuses are united through the network’s student-first mission.

The academies best articulate this component through the BASE program, which focuses on preparing students for university education and future careers through technology-rich, project-based learning. The schools offer performance-based assessments, personalization and flexibility, and a particular emphasis on 21st-century preparedness.

SLAM

The Brooks Collegiate Academy will take the Brooks Academy one step further, becoming the first SLAM school in Texas. The college-prep program centers on developing student athletes both on and off the field; it takes the same two-pronged approach as elite universities with competitive sports teams, such as Stanford, Michigan, and Duke. By using sports as a motivational tool, the SLAM program helps develop students’ sense of responsibility, health and wellness, and ability to balance commitments.

Starting in kindergarten, Brooks Collegiate Academy students can participate in intramural sports and health and wellness programs, including meditation, yoga, Zumba, and judo, which are woven into the academic curriculum. The SLAM initiative officially starts in middle school, where students begin taking introductory classes in areas like journalism and sports medicine/health. In high school, students are provided access to a full range of AP classes, STEM programs, and career readiness through one of three SLAM! academic tracks: sports medicine, business and management, or broadcast and journalism.

Charter

As public charters, students and families get the best of both worlds: the personalized education and state-of-the-art facility of a private school with the diversity and accessibility of a public school; none of the Brooks Academy schools charge tuition.

But the benefits of this educational model stretch far beyond financial—Brooks Academy charter schools are known for including parents in decision making, adapting structure or curriculum, and offering a range of innovative and engaging methods of learning. Though Brooks Collegiate Academy belongs to the Brooks Academy network and is third-party accredited, the school isn’t subject to the restrictions of the local public school district.

Facilities

Located on a 40-acre property that once was home to a private school, the stunning campus boasts three gyms, five basketball and volleyball courts, and a football stadium; many public high schools in San Antonio have to share facilities, but Brooks Collegiate Academy has its own.